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Shawn D. Fox, Willamette Management Associates

Chicago, IL (February 2015) – Willamette Management Associates is pleased to announce that Shawn Fox has joined the firm as a managing director in our Chicago office.

Shawn will serve as managing director of the Willamette Management Associates forensic analysis and litigation services practice. He has nearly 20 years of experience in managing and directing the analysis and forensic investigative efforts related to complex commercial litigation and investigative matters. As a certified public accountant, Shawn provides dispute advisory and litigation, fraud and forensic accounting investigative, and valuation services to commercial organizations and to their counsel.

He has significant experience preparing Rule 26 expert reports, assisting counsel and clients in all phases of commercial litigation (including case assessments, discovery, document review, damages analysis, demonstrative exhibits), and testifying as an expert witness. Shawn has testified as an expert on approximately 35 cases at deposition, trial, and arbitration, and he has served as a court-appointed receiver.

Prior to joining Willamette Management Associates, Shawn was a partner in the McGladrey LLP forensic accounting practice in the central region and a managing director at BDO Consulting in its Chicago litigation and dispute advisory practice.

Shawn Fox is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. He has also received his accredited in business valuation (ABV) credential from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), accredited senior appraiser (ASA) designation in business valuation from the American Society of Appraisers, and chartered financial analyst (CFA) credential from the CFA Institute. He also has a degree in accounting from the University of Iowa.

“We are pleased to have Shawn join our litigation services team in Chicago,” said Chicago office director Tim Meinhart. “His forensic accounting expertise will be a valuable addition to our firm and to our clients.”